Nick van de Wiel of Tailor Made Safaris
Tailor Made Safaris
- Located In:
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Netherlands
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- FGASA, TKZN, MHCTO & EDTEA
- Tour Types:
- Self-drive mid-range & luxury tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $84 to $366 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Mark Lawry | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Self-drive wildlife tour of KwaZuluNatal
Truly, genuinely excellent - and I promise you I am difficult to please - I guess I give 5 stars at most once every hundred reviews. They took on board and understood exactly what we wanted as a family and organised a trip that fitted this perfectly with a variety of experiences and accommodation, all of them excellent. The information provided was 100% accurate, useful and informative. I wish I could use them for all my travel anywhere in the world.
NL
Email Remco & Angelique | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip!
We have made a fantastic tailor-made trip to South Africa! Everything was well arranged, exactly as we wanted it. We recommend this travel company to everyone.
NL
Email Toine Dam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Another great experience with Tailor Made Safaris!
For the second time we booked a tour in the Northern part of South Africa. Together with friends, we decided to go this time for the 'Kruger Tour'. Two years ago, we did the tour in the north-eastern area (Durban region to Mozambique). Like two years ago everything went smooth; we had some extra requests in our trip and Claire took care of that in a wonderful way. We are very grateful for that. In almost three weeks we've been to nine different places and lodges or tents and they all were fantastic. We had a great time!
NL
Email Mieke & Pim Sanders | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailor Made Safaris brought us beautiful accommodations and a nice program during our stay in SA.
Tailor Made Safaris brought us beautiful accommodations and a nice program during our stay in SA.
Tailor Made Safaris made us a beautiful tour through the East coast of South Africa, starting in Johannesburg, Drakensberg, IMfolozi, St Lucia, Kosi Bay, Mozambique, Tembe and Swaziland. All the accommodations were beautiful and in beautiful places. A GPS system and a nice travel book helped us to get where we wanted. We could always rely on the help of our travel assistant during our trip due to the telephone in our travel package. We really enjoyed our tailor-made trip.
BE
Email Erik | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime ***** - Experience
Once in a lifetime ***** - Experience. Our self-drive tour with Tailor Made Safari’s (TMS) was from the beginning to the end an amazing experience. Due to our daughter’s internship at the Bethesda hospital at Mkuze we decided to plan a 23-day tour through South Africa. She was going to join us for 7-9 days. We e-mailed our expectations (of activities, accommodation, the vehicle) to TMS and got a quick response with a proposal for our tour. We used Skype and the e-mail to communicate (even a last-minute change was no problem); the booking process was personal and was tailormade to suit our requirements!
Our tour brought us to Durban, Krantz Kloof, the Drakensberg Mountains (Royal Natal National Park), Piet Retief, Swaziland (Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary) Ubombo, Mkuze Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, Kosi Bay, Ponta d'Ouro (Mozambique), Zululand Rhino Reserve, St. Lucia, and back to Durban again. All Highlights, with the beautiful scenery at the Drakensberg as our favourite. Our stay at the Tembe Safari Lodge and the Rhino River Lodge was superb. We really enjoyed the horseback riding, canoe and boat tours, cultural tour, elephant interaction, snorkeling, and our swim with the dolphins was amazing. We had various game drives and they were always exciting: We were all wondering which animals we would get to see again (and tick off our list!).
Thanks to the entire TMS team for this once in a lifetime ***** - Experience,
Lieze, Shana & Dries, Monique & Erik.
Safari
A wonderful and unforgettable experience! In August 2015 we made a journey through South Afrika. A part of it was organized by Tailor Made Safari's. Without exaggerating it must be said that this part of our journey was a real highlight! The way in which arrangements were made, the professionalism of the guide, Paul, his way of communicating, the humor with which he shared his knowledge with us, the wonderful meals that were prepared by Nicks wife Freya and the barbecue that Paul surprised us with, were wonderful. It was even so that we asked Nick to arrange one more safari for us with Paul after we left St. Lucia and went to Hluhluwe. From six in the morning till six in the evening we had a second wonderful day with him. If it would have been possible, we would have taken him with us to Swaziland and Kruger park! So, nothing but compliments for the organization of this part of our journey!
NL
Email Geert en Petra Meijer | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
sublime in one word
Tailor Made Safaris do what they promise you. Everything was well arranged. They know the good places and accommodations. They give you a self-driving package which is very useful.
Safari tours were excellent, we travelled just three years with Tailor Made Safaris. you can make everything off the trip how you like it. It is every year fantastic. They make your trip complete, its a great team.!!!!!
NL
Email Bram & Rina Barnhoorn | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tailor Made Safaris makes what it promises, a wonderful journey in beautiful South Africa!!
Again Tailor Made Safaris made our dreams come true. For me and my wife, it was the second time that we made the choice for South Africa. It was the second time that we traveled with Tailor Made Safaris (TMS). Last year TMS planed for us an unforgettable journey. And I never change what's good. For the other two members on our journey, it was the first time in South Africa. But we have all enjoyed. It was amazing. The way you get your information before you leave for South Africa. The things they deliver for the journey. And then what you receive in South Africa. The Games Reserves, the lodges (carefully selected / with nice people and great quality of living and service), not much traveling/driving during your holidays and the support from TMS when you need it during your journey, etc. etc.. It's amazing.
Thank you Geert, Freya, Angela, and Claire, you made our dreams come true (again).
Bye Bye from Katwijk, Holland
LU
Email B&N | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experiences
What a trip!!!
It started with the booking, super efficient and clear communication.
Before the trip we received a nice book with all information about our trip. Well illustrated and practical.
The accommodations that we visited met our expectation or exceeded.
Service of tailor made Safari before , during and after were fantastic. Always available, quick responses (WhatsApp), friendly, solution orientated, excellent service!!!
We had a dream trip and would recommend them to everybody without hesitation.
very professional
I would usually make all travel arrangements and bookings myself but decided to use a travel agent for the trip to South Africa due to a desire to have good advice regarding personal safety and safaris. I have no regrets whatever regarding that approach as TMS provided everything we needed to a high professional standard